Birmingham Jazz / Blues Gigs

Distilled from elements of blues, ragtime, folk and even classical, jazz music has become a living organism dominating musical spheres the world over, and Birmingham celebrates all forms of jazz at venues like O2 Academy Birmingham, Hare and Hounds and Symphony Hall where the melancholy lyrics of blues and jazz can be heard floating out reguarly. Louis Armstrong, Ella Fitzgerald, John Coltrane: these were the pioneers of the early jazz movement and the creators of a platform that stretches across the world, and Birmingham will soon see are The Temptations, Blue Oyster Cult and Jack White.